A Handmade Valentine’s Day

Make it feel like an extra special at-home valentine’s day this year with thoughtful touches from the heart—and hands

The language of love

French

je t’aime

spanish

te amo

ITALIAN

ti amo

SWEDISH

jag älskar dig

GERMAN

ich liebe dich

PORTUGUESE

eu te amo

DUTCH

ik hou van je

POLISH

kocham Cię

FINNISH

Minä rakastan sinua

LATIN

te amo

un | From-Scratch Pasta

Yield: 1 pound

What you need

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

4 large eggs

What you do

1. Mound the flour in the center of a work surface with a well in the middle. Crack the eggs into the well and beat with a fork until smooth, then work flour into eggs with the fork. Use a bench scraper to work in the rest of the flour a little at a time. When the flour is incorporated, form the dough with your hands into a rounded mass for kneading. Lightly dust your workspace with flour and knead dough about 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Cover dough with a bowl or plastic wrap and rest 1 1/2 hours, or chill overnight.

2. To roll by hand, flour a clean work surface. Vigorously roll dough to a very thin circle and roll constantly with even pressure as it stretches for several minutes until as thin as possible, almost translucent.

3. To cut by hand, lightly fold sheets one at a time into thirds and cut to desired thickness. Recipe fromMarthaStewart.com.

deux | Tyler Florence’s Dark Chocolate Truffles

What you need

1/2 cup heavy cream

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup cocoa powder, for dusting

What you do

1. Bring the cream to just a simmer in a saucepan over low heat. Pour the cream over the chocolate in a bowl and let stand about 10 minutes to melt the chocolate. Add the vanilla, stir until smooth and set aside to cool for 1 hour at room temperature.

2. Beat chocolate at medium speed until thick and light-colored. Spread over the bottom of a baking dish, smooth and refrigerate 2 hours until firm.

3. Pour cocoa powder onto a deep plate or shallow bowl, and using a melon baller or small ice cream scoop, scoop out balls of chocolate. Roll in cocoa powder until coated and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Recipe fromFoodNetwork.com.

trois | Relaxing Lavender Bath Salt Blend

What you need

16 ounces Bokek Dead Sea Salt

20 drops lavender essential oil

What you do

In a mixing bowl, add drops of the essential oil to the bath salt and mix well; store in a glass jar. Add 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the scented salts to a bath for a relaxing experience. SeaSalt.com